Michael Jordan's listed height during his playing career was 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 meters)
. However, official measurements by the U.S. Olympic team recorded him at 6 feet 4 and 3/4 inches (approximately 194.9 cm) without shoes
. Visual comparisons with players like Charles Barkley, who is about 6'4 3/4", support the idea that Jordan's true height without shoes was closer to 6'4 3/4" rather than the commonly listed 6'6"
. The height difference often comes from whether measurements were taken with or without shoes, as well as marketing reasons in the NBA era before standardized height measurements.
